Combinatorial signalling by Xwnt-11 and Xnr3 in the organizer epithelium

Mechanisms of Development

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 221-231

  Glinka, Andrei ^a   Delius, Hajo ^a   Blumenstock, Claudia ^a   Niehrs, Christof ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

organizer; Xenopus; Xnr3; Xwnt 11

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; EMBRYO; EMBRYO AXIS; EPITHELIUM; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPEMANN ORGANIZER; TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY PATTERNING; CLONING, MOLECULAR; EMBRYONIC INDUCTION; EPITHELIUM; GLYCOPROTEINS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MESODERM; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; RNA, MESSENGER; TIME FACTORS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; WNT PROTEINS; XENOPUS; XENOPUS PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0030471628     PISSN: 09254773     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-4773(96)00624-7     Document Type: Article

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